The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-07-20
A DELIGHTFUL PICNIC.
The Pleasure Of Guests not Married
by the Spcech of any RuGOOn.
NINErY.SIN, s. G.. July Is, 1887.

NINErY-SIN, S. G., July Is, 1887.
Last Friday was 4 day long to he remember r
ty. The three Sunday schools OF the town
assembled in the woodland that surrounds
Shumatc'S spring and had II glorious time in
deed At . O'Clock the table was set and one
of the best dinners that could bc prepared
was served. Capt. j. y. LipScomb. veteran
picnic and barbecue man. asked the blessing,
and then t. way that mutton. lamb, frled
chicken and eS and things disapprareul pl WIS VII
dresses or long windcd speeches To mar tHe
occasion. All went well until o'cloc-- hel
| Capt. Graham announced that me plchic
| folks were respectfully V and cordially invited
| to repair to Dr Hlake'S field 10 witness con
test between the Greenwood nine and Nine
ty.Six nine. 1t was indeed Il hcauti'ul game
n victory for the Greenwood nine. The score
standing 10 G. The young gentlemen rom
Greenwood acquitted themselves win credit.
At the close East End proposed three chcers
with n vim. Prof f. &. McCnnts acted MS UNI
pire. We hope that these young gentlemen
will visit us again. when we nope 10 nave
our boys in better trim.
We arc sorry that the correspondent from
Echo Hill" is absent from his post. but trust
the TroaLS will be good to him during ms ao-
Spncc. We are afraid II we don't get ram
soon, the fodder ON his corn VIII Durh up, ann
he will have nothing left for his years work
but a few nubbinS. Hurry up Tom, NoSS ana
Adams arc on the alert.
Mr. d. II. Tompiins has n field of about fif-
ty acres i'm COW peas, and stlil some OF ms NJ
crary ncighborS will persist in calling IL pea
patch.
Close observation at tho picnic on last Fri.
day disclosed the fnct that there must he 9th
or "dudc factories" besides some OF our popu-
lar institutions OF learning. Button hole b0u-
QuctS, waNcd mouStacheS and ivory tipped
canes constitute in part the paraphernalia OF
the animal kingdom.
Could not the ladies in and around Ninety
induced
the benefit of the local base ball club.
If you should visit Greenville don't laii 10
stop ut the Greenville Hotel. II Is SAID ihll
no better accommodations can be found IN
mountnin city. Mrs. Jones, the proprietreSS,
used to live In Ninety-Six and we can recom-
mend the house.
and establish creamery near our town.
There is money in It,
The Association Jersey Cattle Club of the
United States and Canada have offered pre-,
Of Jersey cattle to consist of one bull ana
three females, to he shown at the State fair
this fall. Who will get It? Echo answers
who?
The hot sultry days OF July are upon us.
Call Mt Henry Turner's and get cool glass OF
We noticed among the visitors at the base
ha game last Friday MessrS. j. w. Payne, j.
W. Greene. c. NJ Calhoun, Frank Cobb, w. >.
Bell and Nina Bailey from Greenwood.
Mr.. James Rogers has some beautiful Berk-
Mr.. Waller Bailey, Of Greenwood, and Miss
Ellen Wing, of Columbia were in town visit
Ing friends last week.
would suggest broom drill supplemented
by q nice supper for The benefit OF the base
ball club. 1t would be very nice.
Mr.. Beir Ross, who Is a subscriber TO the
Press aa,d Banner, has presented us with fine
watermelon. 1t was really delicious. Mr.;
Ross is Il young bachelor and we commend
him to the fair sex.
Mayor Watson has put 4 nice pump in the
we'll next to the depot. 1t works nicely and
is a wonderful Improvement on the arrange
ment left there by his predecessor.
Mai. Galphin has raised some very fine VA
tcrmelonS. He is ~ young farmer, but Is deS-
tined TO succeed. He raises colts and Jersey
calves and plenty of grain to feed them With.
twenty-five bushels OF corn on upland that
has been in cultivation over one hundred ana
twenty-five years.
Mrs. l.. VI. Moore and children have return
ei from their summer visit in the up-country-
Our ucichbor and friend, Mr.. John 4. Hol-
land, is now prepared to tune and repair pi-
amos and organs. Give him call. He is reli-
able and worthy.
The farmers of the vicinity of Nincty-SiX
who sell cotton here are requested To meet in
Trial Justice Moore'S office on next Saturday
at O'Clock p. IN. to elect delegates To meet the
merchants of Nincty-SiX for the purpose Of
clccting cotton weighcr for the next cnSu-
Some people say Mr.. c. P. Roberts has the
has the best. Our opinion is that East End
has the best by long odds. If you don't be-
licve lis ask Mr.. King and he will tell you the
same.
The Rev. Mr.. Leincr preached II fine SER
mon ut the Baptist church on last Sunday
night.
Ne have just heard of the death Of Mr.. C.
ii. Mcdaniel, OF Columbia, :. G. Mr.. McDan
ici was a member of Eureka Lodge y. F. NJ
OF This place, and had many friends here.
Four or five of our yOang men will enter the
lace f,r thc ciamplonShip on Wednesday AT
Greenwood. They are busy practicng and
can take 4 I:'v rings.
Itappcars tnus that rhc sun do not move"
1t is hot. hot hot, all the time.
Mr.. J Frank Smith, OF Laurens county, has
been amongst us canvaSSng for the life OF
General Lee, in the interest of the cX.Confed-
crate Soldiers Home of Richmond. Va. II is
we'll worth the subscription price and besides
this you have the opportunity OF contrib
uting 10 q noble and charitable object.
We recommend that Mayor Watson put
pump in the otEcr public well.
The cOorrd picnic and barbecue At the "Old
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